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Chinese balloon-launched drones
China

China Sees Balloon-Launched Drone Swarms In Its Future

Researchers in China and elsewhere have demonstrated that high-altitude balloons can launch drones and the military applications are glaring.

Incredible Video Of Soldier In Ukrainian Trench Totally Unfazed By Withering Fire
Russia

Incredible Video Of Soldier In Ukrainian Trench Totally Unfazed By Withering Fire

A video shows an soldier with superhuman composure milling about in a trench unfazed by automatic cannon fire and explosions all around them.

Rolls-Royce testing new F130 engines for B-52 CERP
B-52

Rolls-Royce Offers Peek At The B-52’s New Engines Undergoing Testing

The B-52 re-engining saga goes back many decades, but it's finally happening in the form of Rolls-Royce's TF130 turbofan.

Meet the Vilkha-M rocket
Ukraine

Ukraine Is Using Guided Rockets With More Range Than HIMARS-Launched Ones

Though produced in small numbers, the Vilkha-M can reach targets 68-miles away with a much larger warhead than the M31s fired by HIMARS.

Cruise Missiles Could Get Added To MQ-9’s Arsenal
Q-9

Cruise Missiles Could Get Added To MQ-9’s Arsenal

Serving as weapon trucks loaded with Joint Strike Missiles could be one way for the MQ-9 drone to remain relevant in future major conflicts.

Torpedo Launcher German Ship
Naval History

This German Cruiser With A Crazy Past Had These Even Wackier Torpedo Launchers

Prinz Eugen, and its unique torpedo launchers, survived WWII, sailed for both the Nazis and the U.S., and endured two nuclear weapons tests.

E-7 WEDGETAIL
E-3

Air Force Orders First E-7 Jets To Replace Aging E-3 Sentry

The U.S. Air Force has contracted Boeing to build the first two of potentially 26 E-7A Wedgetail radar planes.

BAE Systems Australia unveils STRIX multi-role VTOL drone
Australia

Meet Australia’s Home-Grown ‘STRIX’ VTOL Combat Drone Concept (Updated)

The STRIX drone will be capable of strike, surveillance, and other missions and will be able to takeoff and land virtually anywhere.

Ukraine NATO
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: NATO Says Ukraine Will Become A Member In The “Long Term”

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s pledge comes as memberships for Finland and Sweden are being fast-tracked.

Ukrainian Drone Gets Within 70 Miles Of Moscow
Russia

Ukrainian Drone Gets Within 70 Miles Of Moscow

The appearance of a Ukrainian-made UJ-22 near the Russian capital comes amid a spate of reported drone attacks in the country.

Belarus A50 mainstay
A-50/A-100

Russian A-50 Radar Jet Intact After Claimed Drone Attack In Belarus

Satellite imagery shows no outright signs of damage to a Russian A-50 radar jet in Belarus after a supposed attack by partisan operatives.

New Type Of Kamikaze Drone Appears In Russian City Near Ukraine Border
Loitering Munitions

New Type Of Kamikaze Drone Appears In Russian City Near Ukraine Border

The remains of the explosive-hauling drones look very similar to an unarmed type previously seen in Ukrainian service.

Moldova Russia Ukraine
Eastern Europe

Ukraine Situation Report: Tensions Build In Moldova

Concerns grow that the breakaway pro-Russian republic of Transnistria could be the next regional flashpoint.

MQ-9 Reaper Ukraine
Russia

The Case For Ukraine Acquiring MQ-9 Reapers

While many including Ukraine's own fighter pilots have panned the idea of sending MQ-9s to Ukraine, we offer one expert's counterpoint view.

A-50 Belarus
A-50/A-100

Claims Swirl Around Supposed Strike On Russian A-50 Radar Jet In Belarus (Updated)

One of Russia's most prized military aircraft, an A-50 Mainstay, is claimed to have been struck at its forward base in Belarus.

T-62M Russia New Optical Sight
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Tanks Reverting To Cold War Thermal Sights

A near-antique Russian T-62M was seen sporting a decades-old thermal sight as Russian forces scrape the barrel for capable armored vehicles.

Taiwan experts tell us what the next Trump presidency could mean for U.S. relations with the Island nation.
Taiwan

U.S. And Taiwan Set To Exchange Hundreds Of Troops For Training

The training deployments would be among the largest ever between the U.S. and Taiwan and are driven by concerns over a Chinese invasion.

Russia and Iran are working together against Ukraine.
Iran

Ukraine Situation Report: Iran’s Barter Of Military Assistance To Russia Grows Deeper

Military cooperation between Moscow and Tehran is growing, which is bad news for Ukraine, says the National Security Council.

Astronauts Henry W Hartsfield and Ellen S Baker monitoring data
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

The bunker is open!

New Drones Ukraine Jump 20 Altius 600
Russia

Ukraine Gets Huge Boost In Deadly Drone Capabilities From U.S.

Anti-tank loitering munitions, long-range strike capabilities, and high-endurance vertical takeoff drones are all in the latest aid package.